Designed in 1933 as an executive passenger plane for wealthy industrialists, when press baron Lord Rothermere stumped up £5 million of his own money to fund further development the military bigwigs took an interest, and the end result was the Bristol Blenheim light bomber. A massive advance on what had gone before, with a top speed of around 280mph it was faster even than the fighters that were then in service with the RAF such as the Gloster Gladiator. For pilots coming from these older biplanes it was like passing your driving test in an Austin 7 and then being given a Bentley for Christmas. Unfortunately the German Messerschmidt Bf109 fighter had already set a much higher speed record of 380mph, but if anyone over here noticed they didn’t bother to say anything. The combat implications were not good, and so it would prove after the start of WWII when the Blenheim proved to be hopelessly outclassed.
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It arrived! Next project the revell 1/72 Fokker dr1. This kits very small at only about 30 to 40 parts. This is the best dr 1 on the market for this scale. The parts are moulded very well with no flash, the edges are nice and hard. This planes going to be the smallest I've made so far, at around 4 to 6 inches in length. #model#scalemodel#fokker#ww1#airplane#dr1#german#germany#revell#warbird

Excited to have our C-47B being groomed for a great 2019 season. “Second Chance” will be taking to the skies in the coming year to pay tribute to the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge. 1944 marked a turning point in World War Two for the allies and the C-47 was a big part of turning the tide of the war through its ability to haul cargo, troops, wounded, and in its most famous roll of dropping Paratroopers behind enemy lines. It will also pay tribute to the men and women who served in the Pacifica China Burma India theater (C.B.I) and it’s importance of flying “the hump”. Stay tuned for D-Day Flight experience schedules beginning in the spring of 2019 and how to purchase your seat on this flight back in time. .
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